OMFG @ Remedial Graduate Math :{

Week One: Algebra Review & Linear Equations. Shit.



Algebra Review:

~Natural Numbers. Ok, got it.

~Whole Numbers. Ok, got it.

~Rational Numbers. Ok.

~Irrational Numbers. Wtf.



Properties of Real Numbers:

~Commutative, Associative, Identity, Inverse, Distributive. Had to refresh my memory, but ok.



Polynomials. Ok.

Addition & Subtraction. Now that's what I'm talkin' about! :)

Rules of Parenthesis. I remember those.

Multiplication & the FOIL Method: First, Outside, Inside, Last. Had to re-learn that. Shit.

Order of Operations. Thanks to building Excel formulas, I know that.



Properties of Exponents:

~Product, Quotient, Power of a Power, Product of a Power, Quotient to a Power, Zero Exponent, Negative Exponent, Inverse. WTF!! Shit!



Radicals. Huh?

Factoring. Simplifying - I can get w/that.

Greatest Common Factor. There's a formula for that? I always did that in my head, formula makes no sense. What's a "prime" factor?

Factoring Patterns. "When factoring polynomials there are common patterns easily recognizable..." Easily recognizable MY ASS.



Properties of Rational Expressions:

~Cancellation, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction. Ok.



Rectangular Coordinates and Linear Equations. Thanks to Excel, this is not totally foreign.

Point-Slope Form. I f'ing hate Algebra.

Slope-Intercept Form. Who needs math anyway.



Business Applications of Linear Equations. Finally, maybe this can be made useful somehow.

~Forecasting. Supply & Demand makes sense - but these formulas?!? Shit!

~Break-even Analysis. "Suppose that you are selling popcorn." Yeah, suppose that. I don't need math to sell popcorn.



THIS SEMESTER IS GONNA SUCK. :{



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